The years between 1900 and the start of World War I were exciting ones for railway proposals in…
Columns
Fifty shades of red
I have a confession to make. Fifty Shades of Grey found its way into my personal library. Will Jane…
Young Toronto flax harvesters ran afoul of the law
Last week’s column described the revival of flax growing in the Arthur area in 1918, when…
Gold laced cochins II
I have always been in the habit of collecting junk. Not junk, junk, that is obviously something…
Managing dishonesty
There always have been people who have lied and cheated. We assume, perhaps unfairly, that…
Packing up
The funny thing about a vacation is that you don’t know you need one until you are actually…
Exploiting consumers
Retailers, in efforts to lure customers, frequently offer discounts. More often than not, customers…
West Garafraxa’s poisoning and shooting case of 1921
The former township of West Garafraxa has the dubious distinction of being the most violent and…
First World War draft was very unpopular in rural Wellington County
Thousands of young Canadian men responded to the call for military volunteers in the late summer…
Free trade agreements
When the global recession of 2008 arrived on Canada’s shores, your federal government reacted…
Writing
Often I’ve been asked for a copy of a long-ago article that was written about something or…
Rising moon
Not many nights ago, as I left my birdie bungalow after checking them all for the night, I could…
Pay to county councillors was a live issue in summer of 1924
The salaries and allowances paid to county councillors have figured prominently for decades in…
Summer camp
As the school calendar draws to a close, I am feeling the panic of “now what?” For…
More needs to change
Recently, there have been heated discussions about women’s experience in the workplace and in…